subject: How To Refinish Hardwood Floors? [print this page] A beautiful hardwood floor is considered as a precious commodity for many home owners and property buyers. People keep on wondering, what exactly it requires to refinish hardwood floors. Refinishing a hardwood floor is a very tedious job, because it involves a lot of hard work. This is a major reason why most people hire professional workers for refinishing hardwood floor. While refinishing one has to keep the unique characteristics of a hardwood floor in mind. If your floor is in good condition, then you can easily refinish it by the Sanding Process.
Steps For Hardwood Floor Refinishing:
1.First of all, the workers load a medium grit belt on the sander. Then they have to sand it in the direction of the wood strips. The tool must be moved in such a way so that it does not cause any damage to the floor.
2.After two passes with the sander, the floor will become completely vacuumed.
3.After this step, either a stain or first coat of polyurethane is applied on the floor.
4.Once the polyurethane gets dried, a steel-wool disk is to be attached to a rotary buffer. While buffing is taking place, the graining of the wood has to be followed.
5.Often a tack cloth is used to clean the floor and after cleaning the floor completely, a final coat is applied to provide finishing to the floor.
6.The moment the final coating is done, you can enjoy the smooth hardwood flooring.
